EventHubs Podcast

EventHubs Podcast


Online tournaments are causing drama in the FGC, are we ready for this new horizon or do we need more time?

October 21, 2020

The fighting game community has had a few good months now of major online tournaments and things have been... interesting so far. Recent drama with ChrisG and the Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour as well as a few issues in 2020 Capcom Pro Tour Online events juxtapose with the fact this medium very well may be the way of the future and leave us asking ourselves whether or not our community is quite ready for online majors or not. Plus Twitch is changing drastically forever and we introduce a new segment.
Timestamps00:51 - Initial thoughts about online right now03:58 - ChrisG and the DBFZ World Tour11:20 - How do we (the FGC) navigate these waters?22:29 - Moving forward without losing sight of the standard31:23 - Specific solutions/practices for right now37:22 - Twitch is changing forever (Tons of sudden DMCA takedown claims)43:15 - Who is at fault?48:13 - Who is making money off this?51:25 - *New Segment* Raptor's Recommendations